As construction business owners and safety professionals know, safety is a top concern in the construction industry, and for good reason. 

Updates on projects and companies in the Southwest region.

Arizona officials adopted rules and passed laws to achieve compliance with national safety requirements.

A temporary retaining wall built without an engineer's review collapsed, killing a worker and injuring another.

Fabio Pires, 31, an electrical engineer and union operating mechanic died last year after sustaining severe burns, but the Massachusetts firm disputes agency conclusions in proposing total of five serious and willful violations against it.

Three Democrats are questioning the safety of a plan to rebuild an Illinois Amazon fulfillment center to its pre-tornado condition.

OSHA cites demolition contractor in Boston collapse that killed the operator. 

Trade groups said they needed more time to respond to the agency's questions about a proposal to lower blood lead levels that would necessitate a worker's medical removal.

The Dept. of Labor is reopening a public comment period of its proposal to revoke permission for Arizona's state safety plan after officials moved to address OSHA's concerns.